Sunday, July 17, 2011

Enchilada Night!

Being from a small town in Florida that has it's share of Mexican immigrants it is fair to say that I LOVE Mexican food and have a bit of knowledge on authenticity..  That being said, moving to a big city where Hawaiian food seems to have a big influence there is few good Mexican joints.  The only good thing about that is I get to play with cooking Mexican food at home!  It used to be when we would make enchiladas my hubby and I would do it simple as possible with a can of enchilada sauce, rotisserie chicken, and lots of cheese...  but now that good, authentic Mexican food is scarce it becomes obvious we must be authentic Mexican chefs at home, or at least try!  Finding this recipe from Tyler Florence for Chicken Enchiladas with Roasted Tomatillo Chile Salsa with homemade tomatillo sauce has been a dream come true to satisfy my Mexican itch!


Ingredients for roasted tomatillo salsa


Roasted Tomatillo Chile Salsa, done.


hubby's chicken filling


my veggie mix 


A little tomatillo salsa and spinach to the chicken


filling the first enchilada


love this part


mound of monterey jack cheese


enchiladas smothered with verde salsa and cheese


topped enchiladas with cilantro and green olives


finished product!  


We couldn't wait to get a picture on the plates, it smelt so good and was so yummy!

Can't wait for these leftovers!   
 

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